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- noun Plural form of
papule .
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Examples
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It is characterized by marked itching, and the formation of various inflammatory lesions, such as papules, pustules and excoriations -- resulting from the irritation produced by the parasites and from the scratching to which the intense pruritus gives rise.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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There are no primary structural lesions, but in severe and persistent cases the parts become so irritated by continued scratching that secondary lesions, such as papules and slight thickening and infiltration, may result.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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Trichilemmomas (skin tags) and papillomatous papules (raised areas on the skin)
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He says he agreed to be on the show in exchange for having his “pearly penile papules” removed for free in a brief procedure.
A Progressive on the Prairie » Friday Follies 2.5 » Print 2010
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He says he agreed to be on the show in exchange for having his “pearly penile papules” removed for free in a brief procedure.
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Over 90 percentofpeople with Cowdensyndrome (CS) have macrocephaly and skin changes, such as trichilemmomas, papillomatous papules, and acral or plantar keratoses (thickened skin or callouses on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet), by the time they are in their late 20s.
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Under the stark neon light of the examining room when he held out his hand to be examined, the rash was just a few scattered, harmless-looking papules—nothing like the dusky, mottled haze that is often the harbinger of a graft reaction.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Under the stark neon light of the examining room when he held out his hand to be examined, the rash was just a few scattered, harmless-looking papules—nothing like the dusky, mottled haze that is often the harbinger of a graft reaction.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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He sits up and lets me listen to his heart and lungs, he lies back and lets me palpate his abdomen, he dangles his legs off the bed and lets me examine the red papules—raised patches—on his calves and the red dots on his feet.
After the Diagnosis MD Julian Seifter 2010
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Under the stark neon light of the examining room when he held out his hand to be examined, the rash was just a few scattered, harmless-looking papules—nothing like the dusky, mottled haze that is often the harbinger of a graft reaction.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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